The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-02-18

n thc senate On the en- letters we're pro
sentcd urging that 81 Louis and Chicago %
.ddcd 70 the list o. reserved cities where 70
served banks can deposit money. substitute
for tho Joint resolution regarding Investigation
Of Pacifc railroads. books and accounts W.: ~
ported from the judiciary committee the
I'M Tor holding : term q the United
statcs Circuit Court q TcxarkanA TEX
vas passed. Tne bill passed for payment 70
states and Territories 81 money collected Nm
der direct TAI levied by The act % August ,.
1851. The Raiiroad Attorneys bill Vas takcn
M ana : substitute offered ~ Mr.. Hoar vas
adopted. after which the bill was passed \
IN the House two private pension bills were re-
turned from the President without his APPROX
al The House went into committee Of the
whole on the private calendar. few private
bills were disposed Of and . night session Was
held. a which = number Of pension bills weFo
passed
n ne senate on the ssh the report Of Lieu
tenant H. X. Taunt Of his six months Journey
on the Congo river was submitted. The On
buoue ua.) bridge bill was passed. The CON
Ference report on the public building ~ Chat
tsnooxa Tenn. was agreed 20 Sixty-six PEN
slon bills were passed. also The Indian Appro-
priation bill. The remainder Of the session
vas taken up in discussion Of the Dill
70 incorporate the Atlantic ana racine
ship railway. In the House . number o.
messages were received from the Presiaens
vetoing special pension bills. The Direct TAX
nil va referred 70 the committee on judiciary,
The bill for the payment Of Fourth Of July
claims IVES passed The Diplomatic and Con-
eulnr Appropriation bill was taken up ana as
cussed In committee Of the whole.
m the senate on the 7sh resolutions nom the
Kansas Legislature were received and debated.
praying for the organization Of the Territory OF
Oklahoma Bills were passed spproprtatins
nto ~ mn
establishment Of manufactures, and 10 pro
vide for ordnance for coast defenses ana
modern army md naval warfare. About twenty
Hou sc bills OF minor importance were passed
\. In the House the bill making changes IN
places for holding terms Of Federal Court IN
Missouri was passed
N the Senate on the eth petition va Pr
sentesi from citizens OF Ohio asking for negotia-
tions for the acquisition Of Canada MI vest
introdu ced bill TO authorize bridging the MIS-
souri river near Lexington The fisheries
question was debated under the neao
Of = bill on the subject until Sc
cret session cut IL od...-m the HOUSE
bills were introduced 70 pay the CIVIL
service Commissioners 5000 salary per year.
.rd y, aholsh Zee svstems and substitute saia'
r;es for certain of1cials OF the Department OF
Justice; the last named measure was produc'
tive Of considerable warm debate The Cni
nese Indemnity bill was passed % pay ioi
damages BY the Rock springs twyol riots o
1851.
n the Senate. on the 9th the day was take1
ND with eulogies OF Senator Logan, deceased
Senators Cullom, Morgan, Edmunds. Aander
son. Hamilton and others participating In
the House . long colloquy took place betw eer
Mr.. Reed fMe.) and the Speaker over the re
ference Of the Senate bill 10 encourage the
manufacture OF steel for modern naval o I'd
nance and other naval purposes the Speaker
nnally referring Il to the committee on ap
preparations. Similar questions were RAISED
and similar disposition was made OF the Senate
bill providing for the manufacture Of ordnance
for army purposes and making appropropria-
tons for coast defense Messrs Rogers tArk.l
and G1oogn CIV. Val. IN debating the bill 4
pay of1cers OF the Department Of Justice sal
aries instead OF fees. accused each other Of
trifing with the truth. and talked Of personal
raspons!hlity.n etc.